AKAHA, TsuneoJapan in Global Ocean Politics. First Edition in dustjacketUniversity of Hawaii Press , Honolulu, 1985, ISBN:0824808983 AKAHA, Tsuneo . Japan in Global Ocean Politics. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press and Law of the Sea Institute, University of Hawaii, (1985). First Printing. Pp (8),[ix]-xii,[1]-224,(4). Text maps. 8vo, blue cloth. "National enclosure of the world's oceans is one of the most important global trends to have emerged during the second half of the twentieth century. Awareness of the real and potential value of the ocean and its resources and recognition of the growing s carcity of natural resources on land have promptednation-states to claim and exert control over wide areas of the hitherto u nclaimed oceans and their riches. Japan in Global Ocean Politics is a detailed study of a mighty ocean nation's reaction to the demise of the traditional ocean regime based on the principle of freedom of the seas and its adjustment to the emergence of a new order characterized by national ocean enclosure. Japan's traditional maritime interests, particularly shipping and fishing, defined the country's role in global ocean politics until the middleof the 1970s; its posture was reactive, and even recalcitrant, on most law of the sea issues. In 1976-1977 Japan changed its policy in favor of accep ting extended coastal jurisdiction for others as well as for itself. The author explains why and intricately describes the process of policy making that took place amid competing domestic and interna tional pressures. In accommodating its diplomatic, economic, and security interests Japan imposed a formidable task on its public and private sectors, one that was accomplished with innovative policy adjustments, particularly in the manner in which the territorial sea limit and fishery jurisdiction were extended." Chapters : 1. The International Political Economy of Ocean Management and Japan; 2. The First and Second United Nations Conferences on the Law of the Sea; 3. Japan's Fight against the Proliferation of Expansionist Coastal States' Claims; 4. The United Nations Seabed Committee; 5. The Caracas-to-Geneva Session of the Third UNCLOS; 6. Japan's 12-Mile Territorial Sea Decision; 7. The Soviet 200-Mile Fishery Zone and Japan's 200-Mile Fishery Zone Decision. With conclusion, appendix, notes, bibliography and index. A few penned page numbers on end-paper, else very good in lightly worn dustjacket. 40.00

AKUTAGAWA, Ryunosuke. Eridanos Library, 2). BORGES, Jorge Luis, foreword. KOJIMA, Takashi, trans.Hell Screen / Cogwheels / A Fool's Life. Paperback Edition.Eridanos Press, Hygiene, CO, 1988, ISBN:0941419037 AKUTAGAWA, Ryunosuke. Hell Screen / Cogwheels / A Fool's Life. With a foreword by Jorge Luis Borges. [Introduction by Kayuza Sakai. Introductory note translated by Eliot Weinberger. "Hell Screen" translated by Takashi Kojima."Cogwheels" translated by Cid Corman and Susumu Kamaike. "A Fool's Life" t ranslated by Will Petersen. "A Note to a Certain Friend" translated by Beongcheon Yu.]. (Hygiene, CO): Eridanos Press, (1988). Pp. (10),xi-xx,(2),3-145,(3). 8vo, illustrated grey card covers with black and white lettering to front cover and spine, French flaps. Volume 2 in The Eridanos Library. "Thethree works presented in this volume are among the most signification expe riments in Japanese modern fiction. They combine the technioques of the novella, the diary and the impressionistic prose poem. In 'Hell Screen' we aregiven the Faustian tale of a court artist in feudal Japan who sells his so ul to complete a flawless rendering of Hell -- at the cost of his daughter's life and subsequently his own. 'Cogwheels', apparently completed on the very day Akutagawa committed suicide, is a diary in which the artist struggles with the fear of losing his mind. Fantasy has now become indistringuishable from reality as Akutagawa's magination loses control and the icily transparent figures of obsession spin through his mind like whirling cogwheels.'A Fool's Life' consists of poetic, exquisitely crafted jottings dealing w ith events of daily life: quotidian anxieties emerge in grotesque or distorted forms, mingled with elements of pure fiction, references to beloved authors and books, moral and philosophical reflections, parables and metaphors." - from the front flap. Very good. Ex-libris R.J. MacSween, with his nameinked to the flyleaf. 20.00

AMBROSE, HughPacific : The Official Companion Book to the HBO Miniseries. in dj.NAL Caliber, New York, 2010, ISBN:9780451230232 AMBROSE, Hugh. The Pacific [Dj adds: "The Official Companion Book to the HBO Miniseries"] . (New York): NAL Caliber, (2010). First Printing. Pp. (8),[ix]-xviii,[1]-489,(5), + 32 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, black cloth s[pine with black paper covered boards, gilt lettering to spine. "Between America's retreat from China in late 1941 and the moment that MacArthur's planelanded in Japan in 1945, [American enlisted men] fought many key battles o f the war in the Pacific. Here, Hugh Ambrose focuses on the real-life experiences of [...] servicemen, enhancing and expanding upon the story told in the HBO miniseries." - from the dj. Very good in dust jacket. 18.00

ANDERSON, Robert K. YOUNG, Luther LisgarMy Dear Redeemer's Praise : The Life of Luther Lisgar Young D.D. sometime missionary in Korea and JapanLancelot Press, Hantsport, 1979, ISBN:0889991057 ANDERSON, Robert K. My Dear Redeemer's Praise : The Life of Luther Lisgar Young D.D. sometime missionary in Korea and Japan. (Hantsport : Lancelot Press), 1979. Pp (3),4-236, including 8 pages of . photo Illustrations. 8vo, white card covers. Young was born November 21, 1875 in Millsville, Pictou County Nova Scotia, the son of the village blacksmith. He attended Pictou Academy and Dalhousie University, graduating from the latter in 1903. He died on February 21, 1950 in Japan. "When in Canada he never tired of speaking of Koreans and the Korean Mission. When in Korea he gladly ly accepted any task assigned to him. When the door to Korea was closed to Canadian Presbyterians, he seized the work that was proffered — ministry to the Koreans in Japan. But wherever he went, he left the marks of zeal and diligence, dedication and love, that are still to be seen nearly thirty years after his ministry came to an end. He used to tell his children "When you get to Heaven, look for me among the Koreans". That he would be there, and that the Koreans whom he loved would also be there, he never doubted, and neither can anyone who traces the story of his life and witness." - p.12. Light wear to covers, including light coffee ring stain, else very good. 50.00

ANGUS, H.F.Canada and the Far East 1940-1953. Issued under the auspices of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs and the Institute of Pacific Relations.University of Toronto Press / Canadian Institute of International Affairs / Institute of Pacific, Toronto , 1953, ANGUS, H.F. Canada and the Far East 1940-1953. Issued under the auspices ofthe Canadian Institute of International Affairs and the Institute of Pacif ic Relations. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1953. Pp [i]-x,[1]-129,(5). Index. 8vo, navy cloth, silver lettering to spine. “This book brings together and interprets the information relating to Canada's contacts with Asiatic countries since the beginning of the Second World War. Lucidly written and freshly presented, it will be of great interest to everyone concerned with international affairs. As Canada's policies in the Far East and Southeast Asia are the result of Canadian policies in general, Dr. Angus discusses the general policies first and then their particular application. He deals with the nature of Canadian nationalism; the war years and post-war adjustment; Canadian Far Eastern policy and the United Nations; the peace settlement with Japan and security; trade policy and access to resources; economic assistance and the forms it takes; cultural intercourse, human rights,and immigration; and Canadian opinion about the Far East.” - from the dj. Contents : 1. The Nature of Canadian Nationalism. 2. The War Years .3. Adjustment after the War. 4. Canadian Policy in the Far East. 5. The Record at the United Nations. 6. The Peace Settlement and Security. 7. Trade Policy and Access to Resources. 8. Economic Assistance in General. 9. Forms of Economic Assistance. 10. Cultural Intercourse, Human Rights, and Immigration. 11. Canadian Opinion about the Far East. 12. Postscript, 1953. Slightly flared, else very good in dustjacket (tears to spine ends). 45.00

ARMSTRONG, Robert Cornell ARMSTRONG, Ketha, prefaceIntroduction to Japanese Buddhist Sects 1950, ARMSTRONG, Robert Cornell. An Introduction to Japanese Buddhist Sects . [Preface by Ketha Armstrong]. [N.pl.]: Privately printed for Mrs. Robert Cornell Armstrong, 1950. (Printed and bound in Canada by The Hunter Rose Co., Limited). Pp. [i]-xii,[1]-350,(6). 8vo, blue cloth with black lettering to spine. In three parts, this survey of Japanese Buddhism begins with a brief chronological examination of the emergence of Japanese Buddhism, followed bya briefer look at the development of Mahayana Buddhism, and finishing up w ith an overarching survey of the ancient Japanese Buddhist sects; including: the Jojitsu and Sanron Sects, the Kusha Sect, the Hosso Sect, the Ritsu Sect, the Kegon Sect, the Tendai Sect, the Shingon Sect, the Nichiren Sect, and the Zen Sect. A bit musty, top edge spotted, else vg. 50.00

ASAKAWA, K. KUBLIN, Hyman (intro.)Early Institutional Life of Japan : A Study in the Reform of 645 A.D.. reprint Paragon Book Reprint Corp., 1963, ASAKAWA, K. The Early Institutional Life of Japan : A Study in the Reform of 645 A.D.. With an Introduction by Professor Hyman Kublin. NY: Paragon Book Reprint Corp., 1963. Originally published in 1903 at Tokyo Shueisha. Pp. 355. 8vo, red card covers, black titles to front and spine. Spine sunned and wrinkled, some creasing to the rear cover, lightly rubbed, pencilled underlining to the first few pages, owner's name inked to the half-title and expunged from the top edge with black maker, else vg. 50.00

ASH, Christopher.Whaler's Eye. 1st US in dj Macmillan, 1962, ASH, Christopher. Whaler's Eye. NY: Macmillan, (1962). First Printing. PP 245. Illustrated. Lge 8vo, black cloth. An even handed appreciation of modern whaling: "Occasionally we are assailed by people who are convinced that whaling should be stopped or greatly modified. Their views are collected-I hope fairly-into the mouth of the Questioner who appears in the formal dialogue of a later chapter." Vg in nicked, price-clipped dj. 50.00

ASH, Christopher.Whaler's Eye. 1st US no dj Macmillan, 1962, ASH, Christopher. Whaler's Eye. NY: Macmillan, (1962). First Printing. PP 245. Illustrated. Lge 8vo, black cloth. An even handed appreciation of modern whaling: "Occasionally we are assailed by people who are convinced that whaling should be stopped or greatly modified. Their views are collected-I hope fairly-into the mouth of the Questioner who appears in the formal dialogue of a later chapter." Rubbed, else vg. 40.00